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16 Jun

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (6/16)–Can Phil Mickelson do it again?

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 – 11:45 pm

FILE – In this May 23, 2021, file photo, Phil Mickelson holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament on the Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C. Mickelson will try to complete the career Grand Slam on June 17-20 at the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Brian Taylor of Real Golf Radio joins me to preview the U.S. Open. Can Phil Mickelson shock us again the way that he did at the PGA last month? We also talk about the Torrey Pines course, other golfers to watch, the “green-reading books” debate, and the Brooks vs. Bryson rivalry.

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15 Jun

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (6/16)–Tony Barnhart on the College Football Playoff proposal

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 – 11:51 pm

Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth (87) catches a pass in pregame of an NCAA college football game against Ohio State in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Ohio State defeated Penn State 38-25. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

Tony Barnhart of the SEC Network and Sports Illustrated joins me to talk about what’s next for the college football playoff plan, the money involved, how ESPN factors in, and why the Rose Bowl might be a problem. Also, we talk about what this means for Pitt, Penn State, WVU, and Notre Dame.

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15 Jun

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (6/15)–Antwaan Randle El

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 – 12:44 am

Former Steeler receiver Antwaan Randle El joins me to talk about being on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot, Steelers Super Bowl memories, and being born 20 years too early to be a QB.

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14 Jun

Madden Monday Podcast (6/14)–JuJu wants to play outside, Fleury vs Murray retrospective analysis, college football playoff changes, Islanders rise

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, June 14th, 2021 – 12:53 am

In this week’s Madden Monday podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz talk Pens, Steelers, the potential college football playoff changes, and the demise of Mitch Keller.

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11 Jun

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (6/11)–College Football playoff expansion debate

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Friday, June 11th, 2021 – 12:28 am

Penn State’s KJ Hamler hurdles Pitt’s Jim Medure (81) and Damarri Mathis during the first quarter Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Heinz Field.

TribLive’s Jerry DiPaola joins us to talk about the potential of expanding college football’s playoff format from four teams to 12.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

09 Jun

Food Bank: Summer Youth Café

published in category: Food Bank on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 – 11:30 am

School is out for summer! That might seem like an exciting thing for many children, but for many people who serve kids living with food insecurity, it’s a time of worry.

The need makes the push for Summer Youth Café sites so critical. A Summer Youth café is a location where any person ages 18 and under can get free meals.

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09 Jun

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (6/9)–Robert Morris Hockey update

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 – 1:04 am

PITTSBURGH, PA – JANUARY 02: Brendon Michaelian #2 of the Robert Morris Colonials skates with the puck in the third period during the game against the RIT Tigers at Clearview Arena on January 2, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Robert Morris Athletics)

In Wednesday’s Breakfast With Benz podcast, Robert Morris defenseman Brendon Michaelian joins us to talk about the administration’s decision to eliminate the school’s hockey programs.

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07 Jun

Breakfast With Benz podcast (6/8)–Levon Kirkland

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, June 7th, 2021 – 11:58 pm

Former Steeler Levon Kirkland is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. We talk about that honor, his playing days at Clemson, and some fond Steelers memories.

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